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A recent cartographic survey by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has found that Mount Hope, at an elevation of 3,239 m (10,654 ft) above sea level, is not only the highest mountain in the British Antarctic Territory (BAT), but in any British territory.

According to new climate modeling data, the Northern hemisphere’s wind farms could see a dramatic downturn in productivity over the next hundred years, as climate change disrupts some of the key drivers that shape the world’s wind patterns. The news is better down South.

A new study has revealed insights into a possible "master switch" protein that directs immune cells to germs or cancers. The discovery could be utilized to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy treatments in the fight against cancer.

A study examining how the plastic waste is torn apart by ocean life has uncovered some eye-popping evidence, finding that a single plastic bag is literally broken into millions of microscopic pieces before being spread throughout the seas. ​

​The Great Red Spot, a storm bigger than Earth, has been raging on Jupiter for centuries. We’ve known its 2D size for a long time, but after a close flyover in July, Juno has finally revealed how deep into the atmosphere the storm’s roots run.

The first human trial examining the safety of a drug designed to reduce the levels of a corrupted protein that is responsible for the devastating effects of Huntington's disease has proven a success and could lead to treatments for other neurodegenerative conditions.

Today at a White House ceremony, President Donald J. Trump signed White House Space Policy Directive 1, which directs NASA to work with commercial and international partners to send American astronauts to our satellite as the first step to going to Mars and beyond.

Needles are usually seen as a necessary evil, but maybe they don’t have to be - plenty of painless alternatives are in the works. Now, a pain-free jet-injection device has emerged from development limbo with a commercialization deal that should see it soon hit the market.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have promised a revolution in capital - but at what cost? The Bitcoin network alone is now burning a horrific 240 kilowatt-hours of electricity per transaction, using as much energy as the entire nation of Serbia, and heralding an environmental disaster.

Physicists have discovered a new form of matter called excitonium. First theorized almost 50 years ago, the Illinois researchers have found a “smoking gun” that they claim is the first definitive proof that excitonium exists.